What is Lowe's Companies's net change in cash?

Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported net change in cash of -$196M in Q1 2026.

How has Lowe's Companies's net change in cash changed year-over-year?

Lowe's Companies's net change in cash decreased by 115.2% year-over-year, from $1.29B to -$196M.

What does net change in cash mean?

Total increase or decrease in cash during the period — the sum of operating, investing, financing cash flows plus FX effects.

Lowe's Companies LOW Net Change in Cash

Net Change in Cash at other companies

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$9.7M+192%

Stanley Black & DeckerSWK

$57M+2.2%

Walmart WMT

-$2M-101%

Home DepotHD

$210M+158%

Tractor Supply CompanyTSCO

$30.16M+253%

AmazonAMZN

$14.59B+217%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$23.1B+10.3%

Gross profit$7.5B+8.0%

Operating income$2.6B+2.4%

Net income$1.6B-0.8%

EPS (diluted)$2.90-0.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$786.0M-74.3%

Total debt$41.7B+20.0%

Total equity-$9.3B+30.1%

Total assets$54.9B+21.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.4B-0.9%

CapEx$521.0M+0.6%

Free cash flow$2.8B-1.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$124.44B+4.4%

Enterprise value$165.38B+9.6%

P/E18.7×+1.3×

P/S1.4×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin33.3%-0.1pp

Operating margin11.5%-0.8pp

Net margin7.5%-0.7pp

FCF margin8.6%+0.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity631.1%—

Debt / equity59.3×—

Current ratio1.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Lowe's Companies in its filing.

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The official record: Lowe's Companies’s 10-Q, filed May 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lowe's Companies's net change in cash?: Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported net change in cash of -$196M in Q1 2026.
How has Lowe's Companies's net change in cash changed year-over-year?: Lowe's Companies's net change in cash decreased by 115.2% year-over-year, from $1.29B to -$196M.
What does net change in cash mean?: Total increase or decrease in cash during the period — the sum of operating, investing, financing cash flows plus FX effects.